JAPY FRES. & CIE, France
A 40 x 55mm. Le Pascal camera with winding key, swinging finder, sliding aperture strip and lens, in maker's fitted leather case.
Literature
J-P Francesch et.al. (1993), Les Appareils Photographiques Français, p. 229.
Coe (1978), Cameras, p. 106.
Further details
See illustration
Lot Essay
The camera is reputed to be the first motorised rollfilm camera.